"Passengers of the Prince Edward"

Here is a passenger list of the ship "Prince Edward" which
set sail for New Zealand from Charlottetown Harbour in 1859.
It is a compilation from several published passenger lists.
One of the best and most often referred to was published in
the Island Magazine, Number 19, Spring/Summer 1986, page 37.
Copies of this issue likely still are available through the
Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation.

Ship's Captain: Nowlan, Edward and Wife Mary Ann Collins
Children Anne, Bridget, Margaret, Mary - in another list,
Mrs. Nowlan was listed without her husband, and with 3
in the party.

Haszard, Robert - listed in another list as bringing an additional
person, likely his wife.

McGregor, Alexander. - not listed as a passenger in another list. See the Examiner, August 5, 1861: "DROWNED, from on board the ill-fated Brigt. Union, on the coast of New Zealand, in June 1860, Mr. Alexander McGregor, aged 22 years, a native of Rosshire, Scotland, the deceased emigrated from this Island on board of the Prince Edward." [Transcription by Christine Gorman]

Stewart, Donald B. - Listed as "Dan" Stewart in another list.

Webster, Joseph.

Auld, Henry.

McDermot, Joseph. - listed as "Jas" in another list.

Paul, John.

Notes:

On another printed passenger list, a John McDonald,
Neil MacFadyen, and John Delaney were shown as passengers.

* In the New Zealander, May 14, 1859, a female servant is
also listed. This was probably Ann McGammon, who was listed
with the family in land documents. (Note: she may explain the
difference in the number in the party between the two lists.)

Another record shows the vessel carrying 98 passengers, 13 of
whom were Haszards.

The owner/partners of the vessel were Henry Douglas Morpeth
(25 shares), Robert Haszard (20), and James Mil(l)ner (19).

Robert Haszard was the son of James Douglas Haszard, the
publisher of the "Prince Edward Island Register", "Royal
Gazette", and then,"Haszard's Gazette", newspapers devoted
to publishing vital statistics and educating Prince Edward
Islanders in the 1800's. In many cases, extant copies of
these publications are the only record of births, deaths,
and marriages here on P.E.I. in the early days. There
were no births or deaths on the voyage, but the presence
of Dr. Boswall must have been comforting to the passengers.

The Prince Edward was bought in 1859 by Capt. William
Butler and sailed to Mangouni, where it was outfitted
for the whale fishery. In 1864, it was resold to Piggott
Bros., Melbourne, Aust., who sailed her in Australian
waters. In 1869, under the command of Capt. Pallant,
she foundered off West Cape, in the South Island, while
carrying a cargo of coal to Timaru.

Half an hour after her crew abandoned ship, she fell
over onto her starboard side, and went down, bow first.

A sad ending for a vessel that brought so many families
14,000 miles safely to their new home. There were no deaths
on board during the journey, a testiment, perhaps to the
ministrations of Dr. Boswall.